PT-2016-3582
CVE-2015-1339
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Published
2016-01-13
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Updated
2016-12-01
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.2
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4
Description
A memory leak issue exists in the cuse channel release function, located in fs/fuse/cuse.c, allowing local users to cause a denial of service due to memory consumption by repeatedly opening /dev/cuse. This could potentially have other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4, update to version 4.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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